Refrigerator



(No Model.)

V. KOCH.

Refrigerator.

No. 239,513, Patented March 2.9, A I E I JW, 0""

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VICTOR KOCH, on sCnANrON, PENNSYLVANIA.

REFRIGERATOR.

SPECIFICATION fOImng part 0f Letters Patent N0. 239,513, dated March 29, 1881.

Application inea July 14,1850. (No model.) i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VICTOPu KOCH, of Scranton, Lackawanna county, in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Refrigerators, of which the fol` lowing is'a specification.

My invention relates to a refrigerator in which the water from the hydrant or the dripwater from the ice or other suitable source is caused to flow into chambers lining the interior walls and the floor of the refrigerator,

for the purpose of cooling and purifying the air in the same.

The refrigerator consists of an outer wooden casing provided with a hinged top, and hav ing its sides and floor lined with sheet-metal chambers, there being a separate chamber for each wall, and each chamber being connected with the ones adjacent by means of removable tubes in such a manner that the water from the ice or other source lirst flows into the bottom chamber, and from thence liows successively through the side chambers, and inally escapes through an outlet at the top of the last chamber. The tubular connections are made removable, so that the chambers may be lifted out separately when it becomes necessary to. clean the apparatus. The bottom chamber lies in a pan that fits the bottom ofthe casin g, and between this pan and the casing, as well as between the side chambers and the casing, I place sheets of paper, pasteboard, or other fabric capable of acting as a non-conductor of heat. Theinterior walls of theside chambers are corrugated, so, as to present more coolin non-conductin g lining on the sides and bottom of the casing.

A sheet-metal pan, D, having outlet d .extending through the casing, serves to collect and drain all drippin gs occurring inside the refrigerator. In this pan rests a shallow watertight box, E, of sheet metal, upon which are supported four side chanlbers, F G H I, also water-tight and of sheet metal, and connected together by removable tubes g h t', and with the box E by means of removable tube f and the vertical tube e. These removable tubes are shown as made of caoutchouc, connected to the water-chambers by engaging over nipples o protruding from the same.

Attached to the tube e is a similar tube, j, communicating with the box E below and with the ice-box J above, so as to conduct the water from the latter to the former.

Water may be introduced into the refrigerator by tubes K projecting through the sides of the casing and ice-box.

Each of the side chambers, F G H I, is complete in itself, and may each be removed in turn by disconnecting'the tubes f ghz'. When in position they interlock in such a manner at the ends, as shown in Fig. 1, that they hold l each other securely in place. These side chambers are constructed with the outer sides, L, ilat and extending to the top ofthe casing, while their inner sides are formed ot' corrugated sheets M, which are soldered to the bases m of the chambers, and do not extend to the top of the outer sides, L, thus aftbrding room and support for the icebox J and any shelves that might be desired. The middle crease of each of the walls Mis soldered to the ilat walls L from the top half-way down, so as to cause the water to descend and then ascend as it passes through.

It will be seen that the water from the inlet-tube K or from the ice in the box J will flow down the pipe j into the box E, then up the tube e, and through the tube f to the chamber F, and from thence up and down through the other side chambers, GH I, and tubes gh t', until'all the chambers are full, when it will escape through an outlet, N, extending from the top of the last chamber I, and through the casing A. The upper ends of the side cham.

bers are left open so as to expose the air in the refrigerator to the purifying effect of the water, which will absorb and carry oftl all objectionable odors.

It will also be seen that the water is caused to surround the refrigerator on all sides, thus IOO forming a cold jacket through which the heat cannot pass.

When it becomes necessary to clean the refrigerator the ice-box J is removed and the 5 tubesfg h z' slipped off' the nipples o, and the chambers F, G, H, I, and E may then be taken out in the order named,v which will enable the thorough cleaning ot' every part.

Having thus described my invention, the 1o following is what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l. The combination of the removable Waterchambers E F G H I with the removable tubular connectionsfg 7L i.

2. The removable water-chambers having their inner sides corrugated and one or more ofthe creases soldered to the outer side, for the purpose set forth.

VICTOR KOCH.

Witnesses:

C. W. RoEssER, Z. H. SUNSTER. 

